August Author Talks

August author talk book covers (left to right): Behind the Scenes at the Space Station, The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays, Remarkably Bright Creatures.

We’re closing out the summer with 3 exciting new author talks! Registration is required for the live events. If you can’t attend live, sign up anyways and you’ll receive a link to the recording. You can also watch past events in the author talk archive.


Behind the Scenes at the Space Station with Dr. Jennifer Levasseur
Curator at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
August 7, 2024 @ 11 AM


The Golden Ticket to College Admissions Is Not What You Think: Redefining Success for Parents of Teens with Irena Smith, PhD
Story Circle Network’s Gilda Award-Winner and Former Lecturer and Stanford Admissions Officer
August 15, 2024 @ 11 AM


An Exploration of Friendship, Reckoning, and Hope with Shelby Van Pelt
Author of the Instant New York Times bestseller Remarkably Bright Creatures
August 21, 2024 @ 4 PM


The Library’s online author talk series is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Long Beach Public Library Foundation.